Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -4
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

THE PEOPLE'S KITCHEN LIMITED

PROVISION OF FRIENDSHIP AND FOOD TO HOMELESS PEOPLE
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,131,490 available, equivalent to 43 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£784£597£187£0£2,141£2,13142.80300
31/12/22£755£497£259£3£1,954£1,95447.20314
31/12/21£557£436£121£0£1,695£1,69546.70295
31/12/20£667£376£292£0£1,575£1,57550.30220
31/12/19£541£474£67£0£1,283£1,28332.50220
31/12/18£548£365£184£0£1,219£1,21940.100
31/12/17£482£356£126n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£325£316£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£319£334£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£259£205£54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£249£172£77n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£233£140£93n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£180£134£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£111£113£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£111£113£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£236£113£123n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07?£203£151£52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/06£101£93£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/05*£117£83£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/04£63£46£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 42.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 35 months
Quick Ratio: 29.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 31 years

www.peopleskitchen.co.uk

info@peopleskitchen.co.uk

0191 2220699

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£55,000
Masonic Trust£20,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£7,250
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to The Peoples Kitchen Ltd
£750 09/06/2022
Purchasing running vests for 25 volunteers to take part in the great north run and a banner for a fundraising event
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Peoples Kitchen Ltd
£500 25/11/2021
General charitable purposes
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Maintaining the clothing service during COVID-19 restrictions until September 2021
£5,000 27/05/2021
Maintaining the clothing service during COVID-19 restrictions until September 2021
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Peoples Kitchen Ltd
£5,000 27/05/2021
Maintaining the clothing service during COVID-19 restrictions until September 2021
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - the delivery of support services
£1,000 11/02/2021
the delivery of support services
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the provision of food to homeless vulnerable and disadvantaged people in Newcastle in the wake of Covid-19
£10,000 10/12/2020
the provision of food to homeless vulnerable and disadvantaged people in Newcastle in the wake of Covid-19
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the provision of food to homeless vulnerable and disadvantaged people in Newcastle in the wake of Covid-19
£10,000 10/12/2020
the provision of food to homeless vulnerable and disadvantaged people in Newcastle in the wake of Covid-19
Masonic Trust - MCF Freemasons COVID-19 Community Fund
£20,000 03/12/2020
The grant will fund the charity's main project, providing a hot meal to the homeless and vulnerable members of the community over the winter period. The grant would specifically fund food and associated running costs providing 160 meals each day.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support to provide welfare packs to homeless and vulnerable people living in Newcastle upon Tyne during the Covid-19 pandemic
£10,000 18/06/2020
Support to provide welfare packs to homeless and vulnerable people living in Newcastle upon Tyne during the Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - providing welfare packs to homeless and vulnerable people living in Newcastle upon Tyne during the Covid-19 pandemic
£10,000 18/06/2020
providing welfare packs to homeless and vulnerable people living in Newcastle upon Tyne during the Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Supporting the providion of welfare packs during the Covid-19 pandemic
£5,000 05/06/2020
Supporting the providion of welfare packs during the Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - providing welfare packs during the Covid-19 pandemic
£5,000 04/06/2020
providing welfare packs during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-69
  • ANDREW CUNNINGHAM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Accountant
  • JACKIE BOARDMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: N/A
  • JENNY HARRISON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Charity Worker
  • KEITH ARMSTRONG Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
  • KEVIN MALONEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Philanthropy Advisor
  • MAGGIE PAVLOU Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Managing Director
  • MICHAEL SPRIGGS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: N/A
  • SOPHIE DEVLIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/04/1994, number: 1036149
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/04/1993, number: 02808912
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR05: 11 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from NORTH EAST HELP LINK TRUST LIMITED on 28/11/2023
Main office

The People's Kitchen Ltd
56 Bath Lane
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE4 5SQ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF SUSTENANCE, FELLOWSHIP, SHELTER, WELFARE AND SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS AND DISADVANTAGED IN NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE OR ELSEWHERE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE OR ELSEWHERE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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